Another nightmarish start from a pitcher put the Astros in familiar territory as their losing streak reached seven games.

Ahead of the game, Astros manager Joe Espada spoke with reporters and explained the decision. Espada said Correa has not fully recovered from his recent illness and would receive the day off, indicating he likely will not be available off the bench, according to Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle.

The Houston Astros have reached crisis mode in the pitching department.

Just when the Astros thought things couldn’t get any worse regarding the state of their starting pitching rotation, Cody Bolton was removed from Sunday’s game against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park after throwing 42 pitches and recording only three outs.

Get the latest on the Astros as they face the Athletics. Hunter Brown heads to the Injured List amid a strong team start.

The Houston Astros have had a week to forget against the Colorado Rockies and Seattle Mariners.

Right-hander Cristian Javier left Wednesday’s game against Colorado after just one inning of work. The 29-year-old allowed one run on three hits and threw just 20 pitches in his third start of the season before being unexpectedly removed in the second inning.

Randy Arozarena hit his first home run of the season and drove in three runs as the Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros 9-6 to snap a five-game losing streak.

Astros vs. Mariners: The Houston Astros face their main division rivals in a four-game series against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. Both teams are in a rut heading into the series, with Game 1 scheduled for Friday evening.